Balowalਬਲੋਵਲ

Where is Balowal?

Balowal is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038424, and it covers 33 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 52 people in Balowal: 26 men and 26 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 33 hectares, the population density works out to about 155 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.67 per cent and women at 92 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 8, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balowal's land. Of the village's 33 hectares, 28 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (28 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Balowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Buraj, Amarpur Bela, Mataur and Mothapur.

What is the population of Balowal?

The population of Balowal was 52 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Balowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Balowal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.